Egg consumption, and alternative systems and exports grow in Spain

The consumption of eggs in Spanish households consolidated its upward trend in 2021, although it fell by 8.2% in the twelve months between December 2020 and November 2021 compared to the same previous period. However, consumption levels continue to remain above the years prior to the pandemic, specifically, 6.2% more than in 2019, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture, analyzed by the Interprofessional Egg Organization and its Products (INPROVO). In total, households spent on buying eggs in the moving year to November 2021 included 987 million euros, 5.5% less than in 2020, but 14% more than in 2019, and represents 1.32% of the total value of food in households in Spain, a figure similar to that of last year. The egg continues to consolidate itself as a universal food in the Spanish diet. In the mobile year from December 2020 to November 2021, 407.9 million kilos were consumed in our country in homes, compared to 384.2 in 2019, which means a growth of ...